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4.32 AVERAGE
4.32 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Wowie.
Well
*coughs*
That was sure worth a read.
I don't know... where do I even start? The Count of Monte Cristo—okay hold up, nope, that won't do at all. Let me start over... the ~~COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO~~ (much better) is an absolute masterpiece. I'm struck rather dumb, honestly.
The plot... pure brilliance. I haven't yet gotten over the fact that it's French?? but my favorite characters??? didn't die????
Let's just start out by saying that Edmond Dantès is one of the greatest mc names I've ever read (right up there with Kaz Brekker and Artemis Fowl). Aaaaand that is the only time I'm going to spell any of the characters' names with the correct accents because I'm way too excited to pause long enough to grace Goodreads with accent graves and accent acutes.
Edmond/the Count of Monte Cristo (fondly reffered to as Monte, by yours truly) is seriously the coolest character on the planet. He's so collected and steely and ruthless. And sassy and genius and mega-emotional. Not to mention the fact that he's literally such a meme. Such. a. meme.
Case in point: whenever anything—a n y t h i n g—is going down, Monte shows up five minutes later with tea, crumpets, and a concerned expression
(
)
but really he's just there to make sure everything continues going according to plan
(
).
Then he proceeds to ~swish on his edgy black cloak~ and make his ~elegant~ way to the opera, where he can ~angstily~ stew over his revenge plot, respond sassily to everyone who attepts to speak to him, and remain clueless to the fact that he's completely over Mercedes.
Monte is pretty much my favorite thing.
My other favorite things of this book are as follows:
-Albert running around, challenging everyone to duels because he's dramatic (and hOnOuR)
-the chapter title, "How To Rescue A Gardener From Dormice"
-Monte always being a step ahead
-the fact that justice is a thing
-Eugenie and Louise running away to Belgium together to be artists... I ship it
-Lucien Debray and flawlessly-timed sarcasm... I also ship it
-Beauchamp being called "scribbler"
-Monte being able to switch on and off this wide-eyed innocence when he's actually causing everything that's happening
-the bandit leader reading Caeser's Commentaries
-last minute rescues
-Beauchamp coming out of nowhere to become one of my favorite characters
-the fact that Monte is dope
-the fact that education is mostly what makes Monte so dope
-Louise calling Eugenie an Amazon
-Franz being rather a smol bean
-all the references to Cultured Stuff that I didn't understand, but appreciated anyway
-the reference to Dante's Inferno that I actually did understand
-upper-class French sarcasm
-Haydee being a queen
-HOW EVERYTHING CONNECTED
-the ending
-definitely some other stuff but this was a 1,243 page book, so give me a break
All in all, this book makes me want to learn twelve languages and move to a charming house overlooking the Champs-Élysées where I can have tea and say, "allow me to compliment you most sincerely."
Well
*coughs*
That was sure worth a read.
I don't know... where do I even start? The Count of Monte Cristo—okay hold up, nope, that won't do at all. Let me start over... the ~~COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO~~ (much better) is an absolute masterpiece. I'm struck rather dumb, honestly.
The plot... pure brilliance. I haven't yet gotten over the fact that it's French?? but my favorite characters??? didn't die????
Let's just start out by saying that Edmond Dantès is one of the greatest mc names I've ever read (right up there with Kaz Brekker and Artemis Fowl). Aaaaand that is the only time I'm going to spell any of the characters' names with the correct accents because I'm way too excited to pause long enough to grace Goodreads with accent graves and accent acutes.
Edmond/the Count of Monte Cristo (fondly reffered to as Monte, by yours truly) is seriously the coolest character on the planet. He's so collected and steely and ruthless. And sassy and genius and mega-emotional. Not to mention the fact that he's literally such a meme. Such. a. meme.
Case in point: whenever anything—a n y t h i n g—is going down, Monte shows up five minutes later with tea, crumpets, and a concerned expression
(
)but really he's just there to make sure everything continues going according to plan
(
).Then he proceeds to ~swish on his edgy black cloak~ and make his ~elegant~ way to the opera, where he can ~angstily~ stew over his revenge plot, respond sassily to everyone who attepts to speak to him, and remain clueless to the fact that he's completely over Mercedes.
Monte is pretty much my favorite thing.
My other favorite things of this book are as follows:
-Albert running around, challenging everyone to duels because he's dramatic (and hOnOuR)
-the chapter title, "How To Rescue A Gardener From Dormice"
-Monte always being a step ahead
-the fact that justice is a thing
-Eugenie and Louise running away to Belgium together to be artists... I ship it
-Lucien Debray and flawlessly-timed sarcasm... I also ship it
-Beauchamp being called "scribbler"
-Monte being able to switch on and off this wide-eyed innocence when he's actually causing everything that's happening
-the bandit leader reading Caeser's Commentaries
-last minute rescues
-Beauchamp coming out of nowhere to become one of my favorite characters
-the fact that Monte is dope
-the fact that education is mostly what makes Monte so dope
-Louise calling Eugenie an Amazon
-Franz being rather a smol bean
-all the references to Cultured Stuff that I didn't understand, but appreciated anyway
-the reference to Dante's Inferno that I actually did understand
-upper-class French sarcasm
-Haydee being a queen
-HOW EVERYTHING CONNECTED
-the ending
-definitely some other stuff but this was a 1,243 page book, so give me a break
All in all, this book makes me want to learn twelve languages and move to a charming house overlooking the Champs-Élysées where I can have tea and say, "allow me to compliment you most sincerely."
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
slow-paced
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Many years ago, I read an abridged version of this book, not realizing that it was abridged. I really liked it, and I decided that one day I would read the entire book. So...I don't think I missed much with the abridged one. The first third or so of the book is amazing, the last third is very good and everything starts really coming together. But that section in the middle, when Edmond is just reappearing after 9 years as the Count is so boring, and so weird. Some oddly gross parts in there that have nothing to do with anything! I also wish that we got more of Edmond and what's going on with him in the last section, instead of mostly seeing him through the eyes of other characters. And I could have lived without any of the "I will kill myself if we can't be together talk" from Maximilian Morrel, as it made me really dislike his character. Anyhow, I did enjoy it overall, but I can't imagine reading it again, or it becoming a favorite, alas.
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
you know it's a wild book when you've got the count of monte cristo as the main character and a paralytic manages to steal the show
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes